1st Edition

Philosophical Basics of Ecology and Economy

By Malte Faber, Reiner Manstetten Copyright 2010
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

In today's world – despite the dramatic anthropogenic environmental changes – a proper understanding of the relationship between humanity and nature requires a certain detachment. The pressing problems in their whole extent will only be fully understood and solved with comprehensive and patient analysis. Accordingly, this book develops new perspectives on fundamental questions of biology,... Read more
1. Humanity, Nature and Environment  2. Environmental Education: Problems and Possible Solutions  3. The meaning of Economy and Ecology  4. Scientific Logos and Ignorance  5. The Essence Logos  6. The Existence Logos  7. Forms of Knowledge and Economic Dynamics  8. The Term Nature and the Three Purposes of Life

Biography

Malte Faber is emeritus professor at the University of Heidelberg and since 2007 he has been a consultant for the Central, Province and Local governments of the People’s Republic of China. Reiner Manstetten is an assistant professor at the University of Heidelberg and since 2004 has been working at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ in Leipzig.